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Article: REP. BOEHNER ISSUES STATEMENT ON NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAQ
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- August 23, 2007
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House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, issued the following statement:
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement today after the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released the latest National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) report on security in Iraq:
"Today's report confirms what Republicans have been saying about the successes of our troops in combating al Qaeda in Iraq and underscores the consequences of a precipitous withdrawal. In fact, the report states very clearly that changing the mission of our troops right now, as Democratic leaders have proposed, would 'erode the security gains achieved thus far.' The fact that Democratic leaders ...